Example sentences of "[vb base] be [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The limitation is easy to spot : the unspoken assumption that the industrial and economic wealth of his country belongs by right to the whites ; and that any discomforts the blacks suffer are an unfortunate legacy of history . |
2 | The main problems they pose are the excessive patronage they confer on the politicians and officials who establish them and make appointments to them , ‘ their frustration of the implementation of public policies , their financial irresponsibility and their erosion of democratic accountability and control ’ ( Jones , 1982a , p. 924 ) . |
3 | ‘ The sounds I program are the natural Stick sounds with synthesised coloration for atmospherics . |
4 | PLUG ARE a cheerful four-piece with a singer who likes to think he looks like Morrissey but actually bears a closer resemblance to a slightly wobbly Eddie Tenpole Tudor , and reveals an easy to spot Cud fixation . |
5 | The appointment of McDonald , who was still an interviewer with Trinidadian TV when News At Ten first went on the air , fits in with what sources suggest is a new reliance on star names . |
6 | ( Thus in the current debate about the ordination of women , both sides ask what does Jesus ' message suggest is the right thing to do , what difference does it make that Jesus was a male human being , or what kind of a community was the early church ? |
7 | Children are swept along by waves of enthusiasm and some teachers are so expert at whipping up energy and commitment that they can even persuade children that a tables test is a great reward for good behaviour . |
8 | Taking away the protection which the Wages Councils provide is the latest step in the bullion offensive against the poorest in society . |
9 | Something that a lot of other open systems vendors propose is a big bang approach to evolving to that type of architecture away from proprietary systems . |
10 | some she want 's a some vegetable samosas , thank you very much . |
11 | Church ‘ D' is a black church , now seventeen years old . |
12 | The group make use of Farnham 's musical facilities , including the Warehouse , which they say is a great place to rehearse in . |
13 | About 5,000 pink flamingos in western Kenya have died of a bacterial infection in recent weeks , which veterinarians say is a natural reaction to over-population . |
14 | You 're thinking more than doing and er wit you know sarcasm they say is the lowest form of wit but actually sarcasm probably is wit . |
15 | SMARTDRiVe is the free disk cacheing program provided with DOS 5 ( the version you should be using now ) . |
16 | What we want is a good mix of prisoners who come here wanting to take advantage of what we offer . |
17 | If all you want is a simple page of text run out in one of the standard LaserWriter fonts then any of the bureau should be able to manage that without any difficulty at all — if they ca n't then they probably wo n't last long in the business . |
18 | ‘ Besides , ’ she said , ‘ what you want is a decent story completed , not a good one abandoned . ’ |
19 | And , for the moment , all I want is a little peace and quiet although it 's not all that quiet , thanks to the gaps between the attic floorboards left by the cottage 's Victorian jerrybuilder : how Riva can snore on through all those goings-on I do not know . |
20 | They soon agree that what they both want is a gentle current of fresh air , without direct draughts . |
21 | All over the world ordinary people are marching , demonstrating , making their voices heard , letting the people in power know that what they want is a peaceful world for themselves and their children . |
22 | ALL I want is a fantastic time with just as crazy a female . |
23 | what they want is a regional dialect as well . |
24 | ‘ All I want is a normal life . |
25 | All I want is a little cottage . |
26 | See what you want is a little workshop out of sight do n't you ? |
27 | With our long history , with our traditions , what they have decided they want is a constitutional monarchy . |
28 | But right now , all I want is a fair hearing . |
29 | ‘ What I want is a biodegradable board — like the husk of a grain of wheat . |
30 | Now that I 'm famous , whenever I speak to my family , all they want is a signed photo for Enid or Ethel or someone at the office . |